Antique Furniture

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“A bookcase for Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840), which houses his famous Library of Musicophilia.”

View information about this sale in Sarasota, FL. The sale starts Friday, November 7 and runs through Sunday, November 9. It is being run by Antiques & Chatchkes.

Two iconic French armchairs, the bergère and the fauteuil, are frequently misidentified. Although they are similar, they are two totally different chairs. My last blog post focused on the fauteuil. Now the spotlight is on the French bergère which came into vogue as comfortable seating quickly became all the rage in 18th century France. The bergère (ber zher'), French for “shepherdess”, was first seen in the Louis XV period. Louis XV enjoyed conversation and commissioned his chair maker…

Antique Furniture Restored Instead Of Painted. #antique #antiquefurniture #restore #oak

Distress furniture using baby wipes or wet distress paint. This type of distressing shows the beauty of the original finish.

Dovetail joints often hold two boards together in a box or drawer, almost like interlocking the fingertips of your hands. As the dovetail joint evolved through the last one hundred thirty years, it becomes a clue for the age and authenticity of antique furniture. The type of dovetailed joint, especially in drawers, reveals much about furniture construction and dating. With just a little study of these examples, it is easy to spot true hand made construction vs. machine made furniture.

Find out how to get the stripped, raw wood look with this french antique armoire makeover. Get the step by step tutorial.